Tax Equity and Fairness
Taxes on property are also known as ad valorem tax imposed on the real value of the estate or other assets that an individual owns. The local government imposes these property taxes and charges are on a recurring basis (Mikesell, 2014). For example, a homeowner either pays their taxes on a yearly basis or gives a monthly fee as part of the mortgage payments. It is worth noting that these taxes are subject to fluctuation basing on the jurisdiction assessment of the property's worth by looking at factors like its market value, condition, location and the changes to the apportioned amount to the various tax recipients. For instance, when residents of a given community vote to have the millage rate increased for their school system, this affects the tax rate on homeowners. Therefore, the tax levied is increased on their properties, and the reverse applies; when the property value falls due to things like adverse economic circumstances, this decreases the home taxes. Boats, automobiles, airplanes, boats and recreational vehicles are other items subject to property tax. In some states, other taxes imposed on other business types are such as wharves and factories among...
At the retail level, purchases made have a varying tax rate assessed on the sales price percentage of a given item. It is between jurisdictions that these rates vary and the item bought like a pair of shoes is taxed at one rate while restaurant food at another and staple commodities bought a grocery store may not have tax impositions. The most equitable taxation forms are the sales taxes because they are made voluntarily and more money is extracted from consumers. In contrast, there are those who see it as a regressive form because poorer people pay larger portions of their incomes in sales taxes than the wealthy people of the community. When talking about excise taxes, we base it to the number of items, for instance, the centralized government imposes an excise duty on every gallon of gas purchased. This is regardless of the price being charged by the seller. Moreover, items like alcohol and cigarettes have taxes called sin taxes imposed on them. Whereas, those fees referred to as user fees are imposed on a variety of…
